The Dodgers

[DOUGHBOYS]

It is too easy to criticize organizations like the Mets and Royals, fun, but easy.



Lets take on the vaunted franchise of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Due to battling owners in a bitter divorce, the Dodgers have no free money and the best they can do, as far as free agents, was sign Vicente Padilla and Eric Gagne. But, speaking of free money, word has come out that the owners have not paid state or federal taxes over the last five years. This answers the question on why they re-signed Manny, since he will be a liability.



The name of the team should be changed.

The Los Angeles Tax Dodgers.

It has a certain ring to it.

I would love to be the one working on that new logo.



James Loney lost weight so he can hit more home runs. Russell Martin gained more weight so he can hit more home runs. I'm so confused.



Martin will be backed up by Brad Ausmus. How does he keep getting a job?... Easy... His agent reminds clubs that he is every bit as good as Jason Kendall.



Loney, Belliard, Furcal, and Blake around the infield. I'm not much for projections, but this looks like less than double digits averaged in both home runs and stolen bases.



Manny, Ethier, and Kemp in the outfield. Offensively, the only solace for the Dodgers. Unfortunately, I know that, and you know that, everybody knows that...uh, except Joe Torre, who may have them at the bottom of the order a few times.



The Dodgers will probably start a 21 year old kid on opening day. Torre will work him like a hamster on a treadmill. He'll be 22 by the end of the year, his arm, 31.



This was once a proud franchise, now, it should be the source of a lot of schtick for the 'New Jay Leno Show' (how many times can an old show be new?)



If the LaCourts did not have enough money to pay taxes over the last five years, I shudder to think, over that time frame, what they have been putting in those Dodger Dogs.



[ March 01, 2010, 06:56 PM: Message edited by: DOUGHBOYS ]